Miniature Yet Functional Guns by Alexander Perfiliev

Russian miniature gun artist Alexander Perfiliev has been making model firearms for the last forty years. But they are not just pretty, scaled down replicas of the actual design – these miniature guns are perfectly capable of shooting bullets, if you had tiny bullets.

Alexander Perfiliev drilled his first hole using only a primitive hand brace back in 1970 when he built a replica of a Mauser. At that time he didn’t have access to fancy equipment or even a power drill, yet he managed to drill holes as tiny as 2 mm in a 3 mm diameter steel rods. Perfiliev spends an insane amount of time perfecting every detail of the gun. There’s a Mauser, an AK, Smith & Wessons, pistols, revolvers and everything. He’s made over 50 different models all with steel, with each model taking anywhere from half a year to a year.

Most of Alexander’s models can be seen in person in the central hall of an art salon in Zabaikalye.